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both president obama and speaker boehner are sticking to their mary tore yum to not talk about how negotiations are going, which most analysts say is a good sign. according to the walg street journal, people directly involved say they've taken a recent shift in days with the staff and leaders on both sides are getting more serious. not sure why they weren't in the first place. >>> yesterday in michigan the president said he was open to spending cuts but held firm to raising taxes on the wealthiest americans. >> what you need is a package that keeps tacks where they are for middle-class families, we make some tough spending cuts on things we don't need, and then we ask the wealthiest americans to pay a splietly higher tax rate and that's a sprins pl i won't compromise on because i'm not going to have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me, get to keep all of our tax breaks and then we're asking students to pay higher student loans. >> ah, but republican senator lindsey graham isn't holding back on what he thinks of the president's plan. while acknowledging the republi
both president obama and speaker boehner are sticking to their mary tore yum to not talk about how negotiations are going, which most analysts say is a good sign. according to the walg street journal, people directly involved say they've taken a recent shift in days with the staff and leaders on both sides are getting more serious. not sure why they weren't in the first place. >>> yesterday in michigan the president said he was open to spending cuts but held firm to raising taxes on...
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either obama's table or boehner's and you talk straight. >> bill: at the table they're both there and they don't get to go to the bathroom until they get something. >> it's going to be a little faster negotiation than i thought. can we call it with that one addendum the dobbs reilly plan will be. >> bill: will be o'reilly. >> o'reilly dobz plan. -- dobbs plan. >> bill: fox business network dobbs reilly and fnc dobbs o'reilly. >> i will take it. >> bill: we can work it out. >> here it is. >> bill: all right. next on the rub down, the factor in the middle of the culture war over christmas. we'll have an update. later some harvard students have started a bondage club and they want the university to pay for it. why not? might be sadistic. coming right back. >> bill: facing to follow up segment tonight, new rasmussen survey released this week says 68% of american adults prefer the greeting merry christmas this time of year. just 23% like happy holidays. michigan federal appeals court has reversed decision that banned nativity display folks in warrant, michigan put up a crest. atheists comp
either obama's table or boehner's and you talk straight. >> bill: at the table they're both there and they don't get to go to the bathroom until they get something. >> it's going to be a little faster negotiation than i thought. can we call it with that one addendum the dobbs reilly plan will be. >> bill: will be o'reilly. >> o'reilly dobz plan. -- dobbs plan. >> bill: fox business network dobbs reilly and fnc dobbs o'reilly. >> i will take it. >> bill:...
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either obama's table or boehner's and you talk straight. >> bill: at the table they're both there and they don't get to go to the bathroom until they get something. >> it's going to be a little faster negotiation than i thought. can we call it with that one addendum the dobbs reilly plan will be. >> bill: will be o'reilly. >> o'reilly dobz plan. -- dobbs plan. >> bill: fox business network dobbs reilly and fnc dobbs o'reilly. >> i will take it. >> bill: we can work it out. >> here it is. >> bill: all right. next on the rub down, the factor in the middle of the culture war over christmas. we'll have an update. later some harvard students have started a bondage club and they want the university to pay for it. why not? might be sadistic. coming right back. [ male announcer ] we all make bad decisions. like say, gas station sushi. cheap is good. and sushi, good. but cheap sushi, not so good. it's like that super-low rate on not enough car insurance. pretty sketchy. ♪ and then there are the good decisions. like esurance. their coverage counselor tool helps you choose the right coverage f
either obama's table or boehner's and you talk straight. >> bill: at the table they're both there and they don't get to go to the bathroom until they get something. >> it's going to be a little faster negotiation than i thought. can we call it with that one addendum the dobbs reilly plan will be. >> bill: will be o'reilly. >> o'reilly dobz plan. -- dobbs plan. >> bill: fox business network dobbs reilly and fnc dobbs o'reilly. >> i will take it. >> bill:...
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i would love to see how the obama-boehner golf game part two might go because boehner now has to make a choice. he has a alaska, and he is kind of a deal maker by natural inclination. he has to figure out what his 230-some-odd members took away from this election. how many of relexingtonned tea party type members feel they were sent to washington because they refused to comexprms how many are available for the new kind of compromise necessary to get a grand bargain. where he lands is the most interesting question to me. >> schieffer: what happens next, david? let's just talk about this. unless they find some compromise here, you're going to see these horrendous across-the-board cuts in defense and social programs. you're also going to see these tax cuts expire, which means everybody gets a tax increase. do you think they can do it before the end of the year? or will they just kick it down the road? >> i think they can find a way to postpone the fiscal cliff for another six months a year. i think that's certainly doable because everybody understands you're going to get tipped into rece
i would love to see how the obama-boehner golf game part two might go because boehner now has to make a choice. he has a alaska, and he is kind of a deal maker by natural inclination. he has to figure out what his 230-some-odd members took away from this election. how many of relexingtonned tea party type members feel they were sent to washington because they refused to comexprms how many are available for the new kind of compromise necessary to get a grand bargain. where he lands is the most...
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lou: president obama has rejected yet another fiscal cliff offe from speaker boehner as the two appear to be moving closer t one another, believe it or not. the market rising despite all of the uncertainty, just the suggestion of possibility of market thrills today, and lou lerman joining us in a moment to give us insights and sparking enthusiasm, and not even a tax on conservatives, and no word from thewhite house can stop the bulls from running off, at least a bit for the day, the dow posting its best gape this month, up 100 points, and s&p up almost 17. the nasdaq gaining almost 39, just over 39 points. all indexes back up above their 200 moving day averages for those of you who care, and 3.4 billion shares traded on the big forward, and -- board, and we all care about that. three movers on the ow, two top performers of the year, bk of america up another 4% today, racking up a gain on the year-to-date of 87%. the bigwinner on the today, however, number one dow rformer this year, and hewlitt-pack card losing two and a third today, and deutsche bank with an outright sell on the stock,
lou: president obama has rejected yet another fiscal cliff offe from speaker boehner as the two appear to be moving closer t one another, believe it or not. the market rising despite all of the uncertainty, just the suggestion of possibility of market thrills today, and lou lerman joining us in a moment to give us insights and sparking enthusiasm, and not even a tax on conservatives, and no word from thewhite house can stop the bulls from running off, at least a bit for the day, the dow posting...
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there was a hint of movement on the fiscal cliff deal between president obama and speaker boehner yesterday. here's where things stand for now. the white house sent over a proposal that lowered the revenue target for the president obama from $1.6 trillion to $1.6 trillion. he also increased spending cuts to $600 billion. so you have three things he's moving on there. speaker boehner was not impressed sending over his original offer of $800 billion in revenue. by the way that was the number last summer, summer of '11. acknowledged there's a long way to go. let's listen to him. >> i remain the most optimistic person in this town, but we've got some serious differences. the president and i had a pretty frank conversation about just how far apart we are. >> and in an interview with barbara walters, the president held firm and said time is running out. >> taxes are going to go up one way or the other. and i think the key is to make sure that taxes go up on the high end individuals like you and me, barbara. we can afford it. it is entirely possible for us to come up with a deal, but time is runni
there was a hint of movement on the fiscal cliff deal between president obama and speaker boehner yesterday. here's where things stand for now. the white house sent over a proposal that lowered the revenue target for the president obama from $1.6 trillion to $1.6 trillion. he also increased spending cuts to $600 billion. so you have three things he's moving on there. speaker boehner was not impressed sending over his original offer of $800 billion in revenue. by the way that was the number last...
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. >>> boehner ripped into president obama, speaker boehner calling the white house fiscal plan a joke. senator ron johnson is on the budget committee. he joins us. good evening, sir. >> greta, how you doing? >> greta: very well, and calling the plan a joke, i guess he is not going to beat around the bush for us. >> unfortunately, greta, president obama pretty well holds all the cards in this negotiation. if he wants to have tax increases or tax rates go up, i don't see how republicans can stop him, you know, because everybody's taxes are going to increase if congress does nothing, and president obama is the only person that can sign a bill into law and quite honestly, senator harry reid is the only person in the senate that can pass a bill in the senate as well. it sounds like people like howard dean want everybody's taxes to go up. maybe we should feel fortunate that president obama only wants the top two% to g two percent t. >> greta: do you anticipate republicans will vote for a rate increase if this should come to a vote? >> i don't believe they'll vote for a rate increase. what w
. >>> boehner ripped into president obama, speaker boehner calling the white house fiscal plan a joke. senator ron johnson is on the budget committee. he joins us. good evening, sir. >> greta, how you doing? >> greta: very well, and calling the plan a joke, i guess he is not going to beat around the bush for us. >> unfortunately, greta, president obama pretty well holds all the cards in this negotiation. if he wants to have tax increases or tax rates go up, i don't...
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obama and speaker boehner meeting face-to-face over the fiscal cliff. they're not sayinn what they talked about as the "a team" joins us next. lou: the joining now e "a team" special assistant to the george bush ron christie, d pulitzer prize winning journalist never an assistant to george w. bush love and president mors says the rescind his powers to rested a civilian industry? >> good news tonight. he knowledg he had to make a concession that doesn't matter in the long run. it iall about t referendum for the islamist constitution. >> he has not backed away. lou: giving the obama administration, john negroponte e ging support do you agree things are betterhan six months ago? >> here i have to agree they acknowledge immorality. egypt is going in a bad direction. there is nothing we could have done. >> egypt has retained with the policies it is pursuing. the decision to go to day u are the political expert , to go into michigan that frustrates the president ey just soldd a123 1/4 million taxpayer money and 13 union workers going ba to chrysler. it is the
obama and speaker boehner meeting face-to-face over the fiscal cliff. they're not sayinn what they talked about as the "a team" joins us next. lou: the joining now e "a team" special assistant to the george bush ron christie, d pulitzer prize winning journalist never an assistant to george w. bush love and president mors says the rescind his powers to rested a civilian industry? >> good news tonight. he knowledg he had to make a concession that doesn't matter in the...
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boehner and obama see how it's going. can we see it? i'm just kidding. that is ukraine parliament handling things the way, probably the way it should be done. that's it. bob, you're up. >> bob: i thought that was the republican house caucus. >> greg: unions. >> bob: of course. [ laughter ] there is a guy by the name of joe luken in minnesota. he owns legisry stores and a big market chain that wanted to buy his stores when he put them up for sale and he decided instead of doing that he would turn them over, all of them to the employees, 400 of them. and kio plan because without them he never would have been successful. congratulate him for doing that, particularly in the christmas season. wonderful gesture on your part, joe, and your employees will carry on to make more success out of the stores. nice thing to do. >> eric: gregory? >> greg: first, i'll read the horoscope. sometimes it's smart to let your rivals win and this could be one of those occasions. untie the armenian man from the basement radiator. wow! wrangler, tomorrow, right? you're leaving. d
boehner and obama see how it's going. can we see it? i'm just kidding. that is ukraine parliament handling things the way, probably the way it should be done. that's it. bob, you're up. >> bob: i thought that was the republican house caucus. >> greg: unions. >> bob: of course. [ laughter ] there is a guy by the name of joe luken in minnesota. he owns legisry stores and a big market chain that wanted to buy his stores when he put them up for sale and he decided instead of doing...
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boehner or obama be on the winning team? we start with play by play on capitol hill. from nbc's luke russert who's washington wizards and my wizards, as well -- >> not doing very well. >> loving on the road. i know. >> crazier there, john boehner and carmelo anthony or -- >> i have nothing to defend myself with here. all right. luke, when's goiat's going on w vote tonight? >> the speaker's plan "b." it obviously is -- >> the morning after bill. >> yes. many jokes made around capitol hill about that. it's a bill to allow the tax rates for those earning a million dollars and below to stay put. it has no future at all in the senate and president obama said he would veto it. they seem to be close to a deal over the weekend. specifically monday and then downhill. the answer really is, two answers to give you. the white house says that president obama was informed by republicans that there is no way that john boehner could get the votes for a bill he the speaker -- a deal he put forward with the president last weekend. republicans
boehner or obama be on the winning team? we start with play by play on capitol hill. from nbc's luke russert who's washington wizards and my wizards, as well -- >> not doing very well. >> loving on the road. i know. >> crazier there, john boehner and carmelo anthony or -- >> i have nothing to defend myself with here. all right. luke, when's goiat's going on w vote tonight? >> the speaker's plan "b." it obviously is -- >> the morning after bill....
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john boehner decided to shut down progress on plan "a." major $4 trillion debt deal in favor of a fall-back strategy. >> plan "b," which is the only thing the house of representatives the republicans in the house are focused on right now is a multi-day exercise in futility. >> futile to leaders in both parties perhaps, though the lack of action could mean real damage to america's armed forces. defense secretary leon panetta today sent a two-page memo to the pentagon workforce warning of impending automatic sequester cuts that he says will be significant and harmful. while there may eventually be furloughs, panetta suggested they could stall for time, by moving around funds. in hopes lawmakers can eventually get a deal. writing in the memo, "i do not expect the day-to-day operations to change dramatically on or immediately after january 2, 2013 should sequestration occur." after days of playing defense whether they will take heat on impending spending cuts and tax hikes, the republican leaders are trying to get on offense. making the case i
john boehner decided to shut down progress on plan "a." major $4 trillion debt deal in favor of a fall-back strategy. >> plan "b," which is the only thing the house of representatives the republicans in the house are focused on right now is a multi-day exercise in futility. >> futile to leaders in both parties perhaps, though the lack of action could mean real damage to america's armed forces. defense secretary leon panetta today sent a two-page memo to the...
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if negotiations go up in smoke, as you might imagine, both president obama and speaker boehner insist it's the other guy's fault. as he announced that vice president biden will spearhead the response to the mass shooting in connecticut, president obama hit with series of questions about fiscal cliff. >> if this has done anything, give us perspective. >> twice, he used the gun tragedy, plus sandy to sell the budget plan. >> when you think of what we have gone through over the last couple of months, devastating hurricane. now one of the worst tragedies in our memory. the country deserves folks to be willing to compromise on behalf of the greater good. >> in private, minutes before the news conference. the president top aides charge budget talks are coming apart. pointed a finger at speaker boehner. saying his push for plan "b" shut down negotiations on plan "a." major $4 trillion deficit deal. the president tried to tell the public it should not be about him. >> they find ways to say no. as opposed to finding ways to say yes. i don't know how much has to do with it's hard for them to sa
if negotiations go up in smoke, as you might imagine, both president obama and speaker boehner insist it's the other guy's fault. as he announced that vice president biden will spearhead the response to the mass shooting in connecticut, president obama hit with series of questions about fiscal cliff. >> if this has done anything, give us perspective. >> twice, he used the gun tragedy, plus sandy to sell the budget plan. >> when you think of what we have gone through over the...
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lou: we'll have much more on the stalemate, the impa, the obama-boehner standoff, and the country's thrift for leadership on these issues, budgets, taxation, economic growth,. here tonight. >> finally official report on benghazi, and it is a white wash. >>murder of four americans, including the killing of our ambassador in benghazi, formally no one's fault, the stonewalling goes on. ambassador john boldon and jude iljudith miller among our gifts. >> suddenly fiscal cliff is looking steeper and closer. noted economist arthur lapert joins us to tell us how this game plays out. lou: negotiations over the fiscal cliff are getting tense and nasty the part of the president in one reference today, those negotiations still continuing despite the unpleasant ness, if you we'll, and we'll be covering that with art ouart baronnure lapre. and we have two days of 99 giving up 11 today, and volume on the big board approaching 4 billion shares. general motors stock up, news that general motors and the american taxpayer is breaking up their relationship. buying back shares. that is still above today's clos
lou: we'll have much more on the stalemate, the impa, the obama-boehner standoff, and the country's thrift for leadership on these issues, budgets, taxation, economic growth,. here tonight. >> finally official report on benghazi, and it is a white wash. >>murder of four americans, including the killing of our ambassador in benghazi, formally no one's fault, the stonewalling goes on. ambassador john boldon and jude iljudith miller among our gifts. >> suddenly fiscal cliff is...
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boehner and obama have met before. the summer of 2011. they put a lot of specifics on paper. when boehner couldn't get backing. >> how close is this to that is this. >> it is a broad outline, but there is a lot of negotiation. even members of the congress didn't see this in advance. this was really an opening bid. it is best seen as really a response to pressure. but people saying where's our plan. you've got to put a plan out there to begin the negotiation. >> thank you. >>> deal or no deal. we're on the edge of our seats. 29 days in counting until our taxes go up and across the board spending cuts. we're getting lots of mixed messages as to what's going to happen and where things stand. >> i'm increasingly pessimistic. >> so tonight, two men who have lots of experience dealing with lawmakers. paul begala, david frum, former adviser to president george w. bush. david, let's start with you. >> i feel about this whole process as a basketball nonfan, i feel about basketball, which is start it 100-100 and play for five minutes to get it overwith. but i think we also need to take
boehner and obama have met before. the summer of 2011. they put a lot of specifics on paper. when boehner couldn't get backing. >> how close is this to that is this. >> it is a broad outline, but there is a lot of negotiation. even members of the congress didn't see this in advance. this was really an opening bid. it is best seen as really a response to pressure. but people saying where's our plan. you've got to put a plan out there to begin the negotiation. >> thank you....
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nancy pelosi and john boehner met with the president this morning. with six weeks left to go, work has to be done quickly. rebecca is live with more on the talks. >> the calendar is showing it is just a few weeks until we fall off the so-called fiscal cliff. that is when extended unemployment benefits will expire, tax cuts will expire, and the automatic spending cuts will go into effect. today congressional leaders were promising they would meet the deadline. >> inside the white house republican house speaker john boehner and president obama sat side by side both insisting they want and will find macdill. >> our challenge is to make sure that we are able to cooperate, work together, find common ground, make some tough compromises, build some consensus to do the people's business. >> coming out of the meeting are rare image of bipartisan ship. >> we have the recognition that every person in america knows we would not reach agreement. >> we are prepared to put everything on the table provided we fixed the problem. however, we are in the dilemma we are
nancy pelosi and john boehner met with the president this morning. with six weeks left to go, work has to be done quickly. rebecca is live with more on the talks. >> the calendar is showing it is just a few weeks until we fall off the so-called fiscal cliff. that is when extended unemployment benefits will expire, tax cuts will expire, and the automatic spending cuts will go into effect. today congressional leaders were promising they would meet the deadline. >> inside the white...
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president obama and speaker boehner meet. >>> show of force. the u.s. says it will send missiles and troops, but not to the rebels. >>> tough call for susan rice. president obama's u.n. ambassador said she took herself out of running to be the next secretary of state. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans in for zoraida sambolin. a lot going on. >>> leon panetta signed an order sending two patriot missile batteries to turkey to assist that nation in protecting itself from military action by syria. in addition, 400 u.s. troops will be deployed to operate the missile batteries. turkey borders syria. thousands of refugees have fled to turkey for safety. al qaeda remains the most significant threat facing america today erin burnett sat down with the defense seblcreta in kandahar. >> you can reach a point where you so significantly weaken al qaeda that, you know, although there may still be a few people around, they won't be able to conduct the operations that they have conducted in the past and they certainly won't be able
president obama and speaker boehner meet. >>> show of force. the u.s. says it will send missiles and troops, but not to the rebels. >>> tough call for susan rice. president obama's u.n. ambassador said she took herself out of running to be the next secretary of state. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans in for zoraida sambolin. a lot going on. >>> leon panetta signed an order sending two patriot missile batteries to...
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first it was primarily between obama and boehner and now mcconnell and biden. but we are seeing some progress and i think the congressman should take comfort surely he will be let in to solicit the vote. >> david, what did you think of the president's comments? were they effective? what was the messaging and trying to get across and to whom? >> i was struck, t.j., mostly by the body language. not so much the contents of the remarks. he was confident, relaxed. this is a president that knows how to keep the cool under the pressure. the sub text seems to be there's hope here. he was not angry or despondent and frustrated. in a sense it was a good signal. i take to heart what one of your correspondents said about the republican reaction on capitol hill already saying this doesn't make it any easier for us to vote for it. i think that tells you where the republicans are coming from. they seem to think if the president is expressing pain do they win. and i think that goes to what just am starting to perceive almost a jihadist attitude on the far right among republica
first it was primarily between obama and boehner and now mcconnell and biden. but we are seeing some progress and i think the congressman should take comfort surely he will be let in to solicit the vote. >> david, what did you think of the president's comments? were they effective? what was the messaging and trying to get across and to whom? >> i was struck, t.j., mostly by the body language. not so much the contents of the remarks. he was confident, relaxed. this is a president...
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what speaker boehner and president obama need to know about tax rates next on "viewpoint." the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. [ male announcer ] red lobster's crabfest ends soon. hurry in and try five succulent entrees like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. salads, sandwiches, and more. >> eliot: on the 18 -- only 18 days remain until we go over the so-called fiscal cliff and with congress once again heading home after another grueling two-day work week, president obama met once again with speaker boehner. while the president keeps talking about revenues, speaker boehner focuses on expenditures and it is hard to tell if any progress is being made. the main sticking point remains over the issue of tax rates for the wealthy. but according to a recent poll, 76% of the country including 61% of republicans agree that raising tax on the wealthy should be part of any fiscal deliver deal. for more,
what speaker boehner and president obama need to know about tax rates next on "viewpoint." the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. [ male announcer ] red lobster's crabfest ends soon. hurry in and try five succulent entrees like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. salads, sandwiches, and more. >>...
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first the outlines of a deal between president obama and speaker boehner. as we've told you, you take the two positions we're looking at between $800 billion and $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue. enough savings to hold off the sequester. compare that to the simpson-bowles proposal and you'll see a big difference. as a starting point the plan would allow the bush tax cuts to expire for everybody. it proposes tax reform that would produce another trillion in tax revenue t. could produce more revenue than the proposals from president obama or speaker boehner combined. in addition simpson bowles would cut spending by nearly $3 trillion, half that have coming from national security. that's right. more defense cuts. than people have been talking about. it all adds up to around $4 trillion worth of deficit reduction. the plan also reforms social security to raise the retirement age and raise the maximum amount you can tax. and for the middle class it would turn mortgage into a 12% tax credit. co-author of the plan alan simpson said on cbs' "face the nation" there'
first the outlines of a deal between president obama and speaker boehner. as we've told you, you take the two positions we're looking at between $800 billion and $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue. enough savings to hold off the sequester. compare that to the simpson-bowles proposal and you'll see a big difference. as a starting point the plan would allow the bush tax cuts to expire for everybody. it proposes tax reform that would produce another trillion in tax revenue t. could produce more...
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they got to quite a good deal. >> bill: boehner and obama did. >> boehner and obama did but then it was kiboshed by the republicans. >> bill: by cantor and boehner who were a part of the meetings. the president realizes you can't get much done with them unless you do have a lot of pressure from the outside on the republican -- which is why he's meeting with small business leaders, middle class americans big business leaders going up to this toy factory in pennsylvania on friday. and again ronald reagan very effectively rallied the american people behind what he wanted. >> i think they learned a lesson of the last fiscal cliff. they realize they need to get out vand popular support. not just from the people but for business leaders. i think it is the business leaders who are going to put the pressure on the republicans to do something. >> bill: nick is calling from madison, wisconsin. the republican, madison. we love it. >> caller: first time caller. glad to be on. >> bill: glad you're here. >> caller: i really just have to say that i'm absolutely disgusted with the grover norquist thing
they got to quite a good deal. >> bill: boehner and obama did. >> boehner and obama did but then it was kiboshed by the republicans. >> bill: by cantor and boehner who were a part of the meetings. the president realizes you can't get much done with them unless you do have a lot of pressure from the outside on the republican -- which is why he's meeting with small business leaders, middle class americans big business leaders going up to this toy factory in pennsylvania on...
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president obama and house speaker john boehner did speak by phone last night. that conversation came after the president offered to reduce his initial request for $1.6 trillion in new revenue to $1.4 trillion but is reportedly not backing down on raising taxes for the top 2%. boehner's spokesman said republicans are still seeking further concessions on spending cuts. >>> well, there are some new details this morning on that london nurse who took her own life after passing through a prank call at the hospital that was treating kate middleton for extreme morning sickness. jacintha saldanha's family reveals that she left a suicide note, though they haven't released details of what that note said. earlier this week, the two deejays who made the call said the tragedy has left them shattered, gutted and heartbroken. >>> now, here's your first look at this morning's "dish of scrambled politics." mitt romney wasn't the only one caught off guard last night. it is reported the powerful conservative koch brothers are postponing a gathering set for next month until april.
president obama and house speaker john boehner did speak by phone last night. that conversation came after the president offered to reduce his initial request for $1.6 trillion in new revenue to $1.4 trillion but is reportedly not backing down on raising taxes for the top 2%. boehner's spokesman said republicans are still seeking further concessions on spending cuts. >>> well, there are some new details this morning on that london nurse who took her own life after passing through a...
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obama put 400,000. boehner afters at a million. obama said i couldn't take 700,000 or $800,000 in terms of the tax rates. that still leaves 500,000 or maybe up to 650,000. what happened to make these two sides go back this their corner and paintory put forward plan b? no one knows for sure. the explanation we're hearing is, well, the president is not serious. well, from reading everything and from talking to people, it seems to be that both sides were moving together. what happened? we do not necessarily know. this plan b will most likely pass tonight. republicans believe they have the votes after they added those defense cuts in there. sorry. after they replaced the defense cuts. it would move forward. mr. cantor said that they're not going to go home this weekend. apparently they're going to be here. it's unclear what exactly they would work on, but this is some sort of dance we're seeing here, alex, that really has no explanation. >> we thought it was three acts. it turns out to be a 15 act. glen, if you break it down, as luke s
obama put 400,000. boehner afters at a million. obama said i couldn't take 700,000 or $800,000 in terms of the tax rates. that still leaves 500,000 or maybe up to 650,000. what happened to make these two sides go back this their corner and paintory put forward plan b? no one knows for sure. the explanation we're hearing is, well, the president is not serious. well, from reading everything and from talking to people, it seems to be that both sides were moving together. what happened? we do not...
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president obama. he calls it plan b. the white house and democratic leaders have already rejected boehner's idea. nancy cordes has the details now from washington. >> our plan b would protect the american taxpayers. >> reporter: speaker boehner says he'll take his plan directly to the house floor with a bill to extend the low bush cut tax rates for all americans making less than $1 million a year. that's far higher than the $400 income cut-off the president is currently proposing, higher still that president obama's campaign promise to let taxes rise on households make 2g $50,000 or more. boehner said he has to bypass talks with the white house and pull the vote on his plan now because the president's latest fiscal cliff proposal still isn't balanced between taxes and cuts. >> what is your definition of a balanced deal? does it have to be dollar-for-dollar spending cuts on tax revenue increases? >> most people would agree it's balanced. >> reporter: but can it just be close to that, or does it have to
president obama. he calls it plan b. the white house and democratic leaders have already rejected boehner's idea. nancy cordes has the details now from washington. >> our plan b would protect the american taxpayers. >> reporter: speaker boehner says he'll take his plan directly to the house floor with a bill to extend the low bush cut tax rates for all americans making less than $1 million a year. that's far higher than the $400 income cut-off the president is currently proposing,...
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president barack obama and house speaker john boehner met face to face at the white house today. no details on their conversations but refs for both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the last time the president and the speaker met in person to talk about the fiscal cliff was more than three weeks ago. >>> just after midnight on sunday gay couples in washington state made history. the voter approved referendum was signed into law on wednesday. >>> venezuelan president yugo chavez is returning to cuba for more cancer surgery. this time he is making sure a new leader is in place in case he doesn't return. he named the vice president as his choice for his choice in case something happens to him. he's scheduled to be swarn in for a new six-year term on january 10th. >>> some very sad news for fans of music superstar jenny rivera. they have found the wreckage of the private jet believing to be carrying the popular mexican-american singer and six others. the plane lost contact early this morning. so far, no cause has been given for that crash. >>> the menorah has been il
president barack obama and house speaker john boehner met face to face at the white house today. no details on their conversations but refs for both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the last time the president and the speaker met in person to talk about the fiscal cliff was more than three weeks ago. >>> just after midnight on sunday gay couples in washington state made history. the voter approved referendum was signed into law on wednesday. >>> venezuelan...
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one of the interesting things, out of the obama/boehner grand plan that failed, we had leaked documents that were given to bob woodward that showed the obama administration was willing to give a lot on entitlement reform, significant amounts. and issues like gradually raising the eligibility age for medicare which could save a quarter of a billion dollars over ten years. >> some people say that's chump change, a quarter of a billion dollars over ten years. >> the joke in washington, a billion here, billion there, pretty soon you're talking real money -- >> quarter of a trillion. >> yeah. quarter of a trillion dollars. >> they still say chump change. like death by 1,000 paper cuts -- >> at this point it's not perfect if you can't make enemy of the good, no one's paying attention. >> you are so good. you should be a writer. >> i thought about that, but i decided tv instead. >> everybody talks about the defense warnings the president came up with are colossal. is that not enough to assuage republicans? are they really focusing on the entitlement? the three, big three entitlement reforms? >
one of the interesting things, out of the obama/boehner grand plan that failed, we had leaked documents that were given to bob woodward that showed the obama administration was willing to give a lot on entitlement reform, significant amounts. and issues like gradually raising the eligibility age for medicare which could save a quarter of a billion dollars over ten years. >> some people say that's chump change, a quarter of a billion dollars over ten years. >> the joke in washington,...
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john boehner as the country moves another day closer to tumbling off this fiscal cliff. boehner met with the president for 50 minutes in the oval office yesterday evening. it was as much about how to negotiate as what to negotiation. that's what the standoff is over, they don't even know how to trade proposals. boehner was invited to the white house yesterday and you could tell as he whipped out a paul ryan style chart. >> here we are at the 11th hour, and the president still isn't serious about dealing with this issue right here. it's this issue. spending. >> but as the day wore on and the president knew he was going to get a face to face with gainer, he put on a happier face with the republicans. >> i remain cautiously optimistic, but i think what's most important is that members of congress hear from their constituencies. >> after the white house meeting, the two sides are back to releasing the statement statement, which might be a sign of good things to come, by saying the meeting was frank and as we have been saying for some time now, the lines of communication rema
john boehner as the country moves another day closer to tumbling off this fiscal cliff. boehner met with the president for 50 minutes in the oval office yesterday evening. it was as much about how to negotiate as what to negotiation. that's what the standoff is over, they don't even know how to trade proposals. boehner was invited to the white house yesterday and you could tell as he whipped out a paul ryan style chart. >> here we are at the 11th hour, and the president still isn't...
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president obama and speaker boehner met privately yesterday. nbc news first read team makes this point. if the plan is to get something passed by friday, december 21, right before the christmas holiday, then the legislation has to be written by december 18th and that means that obama and boehner must reach a deal by december 14th, 15th if there is going to be a deal. so the time for posturing and pr is over. a new political poll shows that likely voters support the president's tax increase on the upper brackets. 60% favor raising taxes on households that earn more than $250,000. 64% favor raising taxes on large corporations. 33 oppose. the poll asked likely voters, do you believe that if we raise taxes on households that earn over $250,000 per year, it will have a negative impact on the economy. 38% said yes. 58% got it right and said no. today president obama outlined the deficit reduction legislation he would sign into law. >> what you need is a package that keeps taxes where they are for middle class families, we make some stuff spending cut
president obama and speaker boehner met privately yesterday. nbc news first read team makes this point. if the plan is to get something passed by friday, december 21, right before the christmas holiday, then the legislation has to be written by december 18th and that means that obama and boehner must reach a deal by december 14th, 15th if there is going to be a deal. so the time for posturing and pr is over. a new political poll shows that likely voters support the president's tax increase on...
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i want to start out by playing two bits of sound from both speaker boehner and president obama on staking out what they would like to see in a deal to get rid of this fiscal cliff. >> raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want. >> what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we can't afford. >> gosh, that doesn't sound like you all are anywhere closer to a deal now than you were prior to the election. congressman price, where is there room for compromise here? >> there is certainly room for negotiation on a real solution, and a real solution includes both revenue increases and spending reductions. the reason we have concern about what the president is talking about and what my friends on the other side of the aisle have talked about is that it doesn't solve the problem. if we take the president's deal, you know how many days that pays for. eight days. not months. eight days. we neat to look at increasing revenue through pro-growth policies. >> not through tax hikes, correct? >> that means broadening the ba
i want to start out by playing two bits of sound from both speaker boehner and president obama on staking out what they would like to see in a deal to get rid of this fiscal cliff. >> raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs that everyone says they want. >> what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we can't afford. >> gosh, that doesn't sound like you all are anywhere closer to a deal now than you were prior to the...
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john boehner is the speaker of the house. barack obama got less vote than he got the last time. there hasn't been a president elected with a weaker mandate than woodrow wilson. he is the one who needs to hammer out a deal. speaker bainerer is a reasonable man. he is the right guy to strike a deal with. but don't start with nancy pelosi making demands for raising tax rates. let's work through all the issues. i agree, what's at stake is dramatic, it's the economy of the american people. >> eric: quickly, do you think we will have a deal by the end of year? >> i am getting more dubious. but i hope so. >> eric: margie, how about you? >> viheard some republicans sound like they want to come to the table. not everyone. not matt, with all due respect. but i do think that we -- i feel more optimistic when i am watching the postr post poll. >> eric: we have $16 trillion in debt. it's just only getting bigger. thargs for joining us. >> thank you. >> eric: jamie? >> jamie: the fiscal cliff. how does it affect you, your kid, your family and tuition rates? a lot. we are going to tell what yo
john boehner is the speaker of the house. barack obama got less vote than he got the last time. there hasn't been a president elected with a weaker mandate than woodrow wilson. he is the one who needs to hammer out a deal. speaker bainerer is a reasonable man. he is the right guy to strike a deal with. but don't start with nancy pelosi making demands for raising tax rates. let's work through all the issues. i agree, what's at stake is dramatic, it's the economy of the american people. >>...
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president obama and house speaker john boehner, holding talks earlier today on that looming fiscal cliff. they spoke for about an hour at the white house, but neither sides is revealing if concessions were made. lawmakers have until december 31 to come to an agreement on taxes and spending cuts or they will head over the fiscal cliff. the head of nato saying that the syrian government is on the brink of collapse. he says it's only a matter of time before the president is out of power. analysts say that would be a huge blow to its ally, including irab and hez bowlasm the nearly two-year uprising has killed at least 40,000 people. now back to "on the record." for your heatest headlines, go to foxnews.com. >> greta: so what do you think about the warnings in a proposed new handbook for americans serving in afghanistan? the proposed guidelines, telling troops not to criticize the taliban or to advocate for women's rights. what kind of rules are those? and what message do the rules send to our troops? we have the first american female combat pilot who took on the defense department for equal
president obama and house speaker john boehner, holding talks earlier today on that looming fiscal cliff. they spoke for about an hour at the white house, but neither sides is revealing if concessions were made. lawmakers have until december 31 to come to an agreement on taxes and spending cuts or they will head over the fiscal cliff. the head of nato saying that the syrian government is on the brink of collapse. he says it's only a matter of time before the president is out of power. analysts...
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the aides to boehner and obama are still there. there are times the though even this week that it will get frustrated and stop talking to each other. i'm not sure if they're talking today or taking the day off. obama said yesterday that this could get done in about a week. i think he might be right. republicans see the writing on the wall when it comes to tax increases. what they're interested in now is making sure they get spending cuts to go along with the tax increases. when obama put his additional offer, he said $1.60 trillion in tax increases and we will delay the spending cuts until next year. that was the initial offer. republicans want to make sure that the spending cuts go up and become more immediate. considering that obama has been open to spending cuts in previous negotiations and says he is open to it now and republicans have changed from where they were a year ago when it comes to tax increases, i think it will not take too much to get their, although there are still obstacles. host: the $1.60 trillion and $800 billi
the aides to boehner and obama are still there. there are times the though even this week that it will get frustrated and stop talking to each other. i'm not sure if they're talking today or taking the day off. obama said yesterday that this could get done in about a week. i think he might be right. republicans see the writing on the wall when it comes to tax increases. what they're interested in now is making sure they get spending cuts to go along with the tax increases. when obama put his...
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lou: you can take the speaker boehner plan, they obama plan, no plan. both of these plans as they are enunciated right now result in 10 years from now, just about a $25.5 trillion national debt. that is not much of a plan. [laughter] ed rollins, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. lou: much more on the fiscal cliff, the games being played by the president and the congress. we will take that up with the "a-team" coming up next. and ambassador rice will not be secretary of state. after meeting with the president, she is still on the obama "a-team." the lou dobbs "a-team" is next. the vice president has been in hiding since the election. fortunately, there is a long list of standards making a name and saying just plain stupid remarks. the stupid list is coming right up. end of its wrote. and an unspeakable tragedy at the school in sandy hook. >> i only ask that all of our fellow citizens in the united states and around the world that have offered assistance to remember the victims. lou: a deeply disturbed killer. psychologist robbie ludwig is with us next l
lou: you can take the speaker boehner plan, they obama plan, no plan. both of these plans as they are enunciated right now result in 10 years from now, just about a $25.5 trillion national debt. that is not much of a plan. [laughter] ed rollins, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. lou: much more on the fiscal cliff, the games being played by the president and the congress. we will take that up with the "a-team" coming up next. and ambassador rice will not be secretary of state....
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i am not in the absence of a crisis. >> looking at what boehner just did, obama will be blame for the highest increase in history. i'm not optimistic that we are going to go over the cliff. it seems that way. baner and the gop are highly unpopular and 11% approval rate. obama is very popular. 57% from cbs and 54% from abc. is boehner correct that the president will get blamed for the tax increase. they trust the way the president is dealing and don't trust the way the gop is dealing. >> that's the first time boehner and drop the mike have been used. >> that's right. >> leave it to him. >> i think the great challenge for obama is he wants consensus and they want to sign on to a tax increase and whatever deal and not run against it. they will sign on to something and run against it anyway. they at of them who voted for tarp and said six months later, how can we do the bailout? a lot of them created the drug entitlement, this huge open ended liability saying we can't afford medicare and we have to rip it up. what he wants is for them to stand on the stage with them and sign it and own an
i am not in the absence of a crisis. >> looking at what boehner just did, obama will be blame for the highest increase in history. i'm not optimistic that we are going to go over the cliff. it seems that way. baner and the gop are highly unpopular and 11% approval rate. obama is very popular. 57% from cbs and 54% from abc. is boehner correct that the president will get blamed for the tax increase. they trust the way the president is dealing and don't trust the way the gop is dealing....